Form 8-K

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 20, 2021, Marie Z. Ziegler, a member of the Board of Directors since 2008, was elected Chair of the Board of Directors.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2021, QCR Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of stockholders. Of the 15,842,700 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date for the meeting, 14,155,656 shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting approximately 89% of the outstanding shares.

Three proposals were presented to the stockholders and the results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote during the annual meeting are as follows:

1. For the election of four (4) Class I directors of the Company:

NOMINEE	FOR	WITHHELD	BROKER N.V.
Mary Kay Bates	11,839,608	44,873	2,271,175
John-Paul E. Besong	11,806,138	78,343	2,271,175
Todd A. Gipple	10,836,139	1,048,342	2,271,175
Donna J. Sorensen	11,753,787	130,694	2,271,175

2. To approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of certain executive officers:

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER N.V.
11,567,263		297,900		19,318		2,271,175

3. To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021:

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER N.V.
13,867,610		275,649		12,397

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 19, 2021, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable on July 7, 2021 to stockholders of record on June 18, 2021.

On May 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release regarding the election of Ms. Ziegler as Chair of the Board of Directors and the announcement of the cash dividend. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated May 24, 2021.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Delaware	000-22208	42-1397595
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	QCRH	The Nasdaq Global Market

	QCR Holdings, Inc.


Date: May 24, 2021	By:	/s/ Todd A. Gipple
		Todd A. Gipple
		President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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